{"id":51920,"date":"2017-04-13T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-president-bill-clinton-to-keynote-recommit-to-kids-summit-joins-gen-colin-powell-and-alma-powell-as-americas-promise-alliance-convenes-education-business-non-profit-media-faith-and-y\/"},"modified":"2017-04-13T09:35:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T13:35:38","slug":"el-presidente-bill-clinton-sera-el-orador-principal-de-la-cumbre-recommit-to-kids-se-sumara-al-general-colin-powell-y-alma-powell-en-la-cumbre-organizada-por-americas-promise-alliance-que-reune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-presidente-bill-clinton-sera-el-orador-principal-de-la-cumbre-recommit-to-kids-se-sumara-al-general-colin-powell-y-alma-powell-en-la-cumbre-organizada-por-americas-promise-alliance-que-reune\/","title":{"rendered":"President Bill Clinton to Keynote Recommit to Kids Summit; Joins Gen. Colin Powell and Alma Powell as America&#8217;s Promise Alliance Convenes Education, Business, Non-Profit, Media, Faith and Youth Leaders to Focus the Nation on Children and Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 13, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Is the American Dream reachable or at risk for America&#8217;s young people?\u00a0 That question will be at the heart of conversations at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americaspromise.org\/event\/recommit-kids-summit-americas-future\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Recommit to Kids |The Summit for America&#8217;s Future<\/b><\/a><b><u>,\u00a0<\/u><\/b>a national gathering by America&#8217;s Promise Alliance, the nation&#8217;s largest network dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth, on <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 18<\/span> in NYC.\u00a0 While the nation&#8217;s young people fare better today than they did 20 years ago, many of the most vulnerable still face innumerable challenges and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americaspromise.org\/report\/barriers-success\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>multiple adversities<\/b><\/a>\u00a0that hinder positive developmental outcomes and educational success, impacting their chances at fulfilling their American Dream.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg7b95left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg7b95left\" title=\"www.Recommit2Kids.org\" style=\"HEIGHT: 314px; WIDTH: 400px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"www.Recommit2Kids.org\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/474064\/APA_Anniversary_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Twenty years after the Presidents&#8217; Summit for America&#8217;s Future, which all living US presidents attended, this month&#8217;s daylong summit, hosted by America&#8217;s Promise Founding Chair Gen. <span class=\"xn-person\">Colin L. Powell<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> (Ret.) and current Chair <span class=\"xn-person\">Alma J. Powell<\/span>, will convene more than 500 leaders from business, philanthropy, nonprofit sector, government, education and the faith community, along with dozens of young people. The summit seeks to engage participants in serious and necessary conversations around the issues young people face, re-energize people who work with and advocate for kids every day and attract new supporters to commit to the cause.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>WHAT:\u00a0Recommit to Kids | The Summit for America&#8217;s Future<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>WHO:<\/b>\u00a0America&#8217;s Promise Founding Chair and Chair,\u00a0<b>Gen. <span class=\"xn-person\">Colin Powell<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Alma Powell<\/span><\/b>, and President &amp; CEO,\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">John Gomperts<\/span><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>President<b>\u00a0Bill Clinton<\/b>\u00a0to provide the keynote address.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Confirmed summit speakers include:\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Darren Walker<\/span><\/b>, president, Ford Foundation;\u00a0<b>Arne Duncan,\u00a0<\/b>former U.S. Secretary of Education;\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Dorothy Stoneman<\/span><\/b>, founder of YouthBuild;\u00a0<b>Anna Deavere Smith<\/b>, actress, playwright and professor;\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Jose Antonio Vargas<\/span><\/b>, journalist, filmmaker and immigration rights activist;\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Melissa Harris-Perry<\/span><\/b>, professor and journalist;\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Lomax<\/span><\/b>, president &amp; CEO, UNCF;\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Alicia Menendez<\/span><\/b>, journalist;\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">George Weiss<\/span><\/b>, founder and chairman, Say Yes Foundation; and\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Nikole Hannah-Jones<\/span><\/b>, racial justice investigative reporter, <span class=\"xn-org\">New York Times<\/span> magazine;\u00a0<b>Father <span class=\"xn-person\">Greg Boyle<\/span><\/b>, Homeboy Industries;\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Soledad O&#8217;Brien<\/span><\/b>, founder and CEO, Starfish Media Group;\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Greg Fischer<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Louisville, KY<\/span> mayor; among others. For a full speaker and honoree list, visit\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.recommit2kids.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.Recommit2Kids.org<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>WHERE:<\/b>\u00a0New York Marriott Marquis Times Square\u00a0 |\u00a0 1535 Broadway, <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHEN:\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Tuesday, April 18<\/span>, 2017\u00a0 |\u00a0 <span class=\"xn-chron\">8:00 AM<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">3:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA RSVP:<\/b>\u00a0Register in advance\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americaspromise.org\/20th-anniversary-media-registration\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>. For questions, contact\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:rtrotman@skdknick.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rae Robinson Trotman<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:dhawkins@skdknick.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dominic Hawkins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <span class=\"xn-person\">Tonya Williams<\/span>, 615-417-8314, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:tonyaw@americaspromise.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">tonyaw@americaspromise.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/474064\/APA_Anniversary_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/474064\/APA_Anniversary_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 13, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Is the American Dream reachable or at risk for America&#8217;s young people?\u00a0 That question will be at the heart of conversations at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americaspromise.org\/event\/recommit-kids-summit-americas-future\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Recommit to Kids |The Summit for America&#8217;s Future<\/b><\/a><b><u>,\u00a0<\/u><\/b>a national gathering by America&#8217;s Promise Alliance, the nation&#8217;s largest network dedicated to improving the lives of children&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51921,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gobierno-y-politica"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}